Matspen (מצפן) means compass in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
compass
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Matspen.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מכשיר ניווט המראה את כיוון הצפון המגנטי או הצפון האמיתי לצורכי התמצאות במרחב הגאוגרפי.
The word Matspen is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַצְפֵּן
- Written without vowel points
- מצפן
- Said
- matspen
- Root
- צ־פ־נ
- Pattern
- מַקְטֵל
- Plural
- מַצְפְּנִים
- Inflections
- ר' מַצְפְּנִים; מַצְפֵּן־, ר' מַצְפְּנֵי־
- Gematria
- 260
This is how Matspen is said in other languages.
- English
- compass
- Arabic
- بوصلة
- Russian
- компас
- French
- boussole
- German
- Kompass
- Yiddish
- קאָמפאס
These words mean nearly the same as Matspen.
These words rhyme with Matspen.
The word Matspen is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בית מצפן
- מצפן ג'יירו
- מצפן כיס
- מצפן מגנטי
- מצפן מוסרי
- נקודת מצפן
- שושנת המצפן
- תיבת מצפן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Matspen comes from the root צ־פ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Matspen in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Matspen.
What does Matspen (מצפן) mean in Hebrew?
Matspen (מצפן) means compass. It is said matspen, with the stress on pen.
What is a synonym for Matspen (מצפן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Matspen (מצפן) are ספון.
What rhymes with Matspen (מצפן)?
Words that rhyme with Matspen (מצפן) include בן, שן, זקן, התקן, כן, and מאפיין.
Is Matspen (מצפן) masculine or feminine?
The word Matspen (מצפן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַצְפְּנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מצפן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.